• DOI:10.1016/J.OGC.2004.08.003
Corpus ID: 25866555

Pituitary gland and pregnancy.

@article{Foyouzi2004PituitaryGA,
  title={Pituitary gland and pregnancy.},
  author={N. Foyouzi and Yr Frisbaek and E. Norwitz},
  journal={Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America},
  year={2004},
  volume={31 4},
  pages={
          873-92, xi
        }
}

N. Foyouzi, Yr Frisbaek, E. Norwitz

Published 2004

Medicine

Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is central to mammalian reproductive function, including conception, pregnancy maintenance, parturition, and breastfeeding. Pregnancy is associated with substantial physiologic changes within this endocrine axis to meet the demands of pregnancy, which include support of the fetus (volume support, nutritional and oxygen supply, clearance of fetal waste), protection of the fetus (from starvation, drugs, toxins), preparation of the uterus for labor, and… CONTINUE READING

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